SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 8, 2009)--14-year-old Carlos Briones, a freshman at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, made history on Sunday as the youngest-ever champion of the San Francisco City Championship.

Briones, who moved from the Philippines at age 5, won the 36-hole final over Cal Freshman Jamie Core, 3 & 2.

The match was close through the final nine. Briones moved ahead with pars at No's. 14 and 15, and closed out the victory with a 7-foot par save on No. 16.

"The thrill of making that putt was amazing," said Briones.

In the Senior Division, long time friends, and sometime rivals Gary Vanier and Mark Miller faced off in the finals. Vanier, who had narrowly escaped the jaws of death on Saturday when he was 4-down with 5 to play against Jeff Early, (he won in sudden-death) had a much easier time with Miller on Sunday.

Vanier took the lead early with birdies on No's. 2 and 3, and never gave it up, winning 6 & 5. The last time the two faced off in a Northern California "major" was at the 2008 Alameda Commuters. Miller won that stroke play event, which is coming up in April.

In the Women's Division, Bonnie Hu defeated Jordan Ontiveros, 4 & 3. Hu is a junior at Mission Valley H.S. in Fremont; Ontiveros a senior at Monte Vista High in Danville.

ABOUT THE San Francisco City CHAMPIONSHIP

NOTE: 2017 REGISTRATIONS CLOSED ON JAN.
15.

MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION$300
ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES.

156 contestants will be allowed to qualify
for
the
Men’s Championship flight. Qualifying will consist
of
36
holes played at TPC Harding Park and Lincoln
Park
Golf
Courses. The first 120 entries, based on the
earliest
date received, with an index of 6.4 or lower as of
12/01/2016 shall go directly into the qualifying
beginning on March 4, 2017. If more than 120
entries
are received, the remaining entrants will pre-
qualify
for
the final 36 spots on Friday, March 3, 2017 at
Lincoln
Park Golf. Pre-qualifiers who do not qualify
will
be
refunded $150. Entrants who do not show
for
pre-
qualifying will not be entitled to a refund. Once
all
qualifying has been completed, the Men’s
Championship Flight will consist of 63
contestants
from
the Men’s Championship qualifier, as well as the
Past
Champion, who will hold the number two seed.
Competition will begin on March 11, 2017. All
play
for
the Championship Flight will be held at TPC
Harding
Park Golf Course. Those contestants who post
the
64th
and 65th low scores will be deemed alternate #1
and
#2, respectively.

ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY
CHAMPIONSHIPThe oldest municipal
tournament in the
USA.
Match
play event with scratch senior, women's
and
net
divisions. Past champions include Ken
Venturi,
George Archer, and Dorothy Delasin. Some
of the
'non winners' include Tom Watson and
Johnny Miller.
Click the 'history' tab for more about this
wonderful
event.